City system plans design change for 13th school

12:15 AM,
Feb. 21, 2013

Stephanie Kitzmiller puts a coat on her son, Ace Mendoza ,while picking him up during dismissal at Hobgood Elementary Wednesday. Ace attends kindergarten at the the school, which is in the midst of an improvement project.

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Officials have narrowed the location of the district's 13th school to three potential sites, but the look of the new building will be different from most others in the city.

The new school will be located west of Interstate 24 to serve the rapidly growing area.

Murfreesboro City operates Cason Lane Academy and Scales Elementary, while Rutherford County runs Blackman Elementary. Enrollment at Scales, which opened eight years ago, tops 1,000, forcing the district to add four portables there this year. The 12-year-old Blackman Elementary has more than 1,100 students and is the target of a ...